Theater shooting suspect rammed head into jail cell wall

Defense attorneys for suspected theater shooter James Holmes said their client was sent to the hospital Tuesday and needed to postpone a court hearing but did not provide additional details about his condition.

However, sources said Holmes injured himself by ramming his head into a wall at the Arapahoe County jail.

Over objections from prosecutors, Arapahoe County District Court Judge William Sylvester moved a hearing scheduled for Thursday to Dec. 10 and 13. That is when lawyers will discuss matters including how information about the package Holmes mailed to his psychiatrist was released to the media.

Citing concerns that divulging Holmes' "medical or psychiatric information" would waive the right to keep other personal details out of the courtroom, public defender Tamara Brady declined to state his ailment.

"In the middle of the day yesterday, we received information for the situation (that) involved a trip to the hospital," she said.

"It's not as simple as a migraine, and it's not something I feel will resolve by tomorrow morning."

Prosecutor Rich Orman objected, saying the defense did not provide enough information to determine whether the delay was justified.

"It's so black-letter law we actually learned it in law school," Orman said. "That's not the way the law works."

Sylvester reset the hearing, saying, "The defense has been able to give me the information I need."

Arapahoe County jail officials said they could not say whether Holmes had been returned to the lockup, where he has been bunking in the infirmary since his arrest. They called it "a matter of safety and security."

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They also declined to discuss his condition.

Holmes is accused of opening fire during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" on July 20 at the Century Aurora 16. Twelve people were killed and at least 58 were injured.

Holmes faces 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other charges related to the shooting.